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Xavier Becerra: the further point where the gentleman from Indiana misstates what is current law and what I said, we base it because the…

On the recordMay 22, 2002
the further point where the gentleman from Indiana misstates what is current law and what I said, we base it because the Supreme Court has said, not on what the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder) believes is reasonable or what I believe is reasonable. It is an objective standard, not a subjective standard. This bill changes the Supreme Court's law that says you base reasonableness on an objective standard, and it says based reasonableness on what that officer believed was reasonable. And that is not fair because that subjective judgment could cause people's rights to be violated.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Discussing the implications of a bill on law enforcement standards during a House debate.

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